[MedTech] Supply Chain Planning, EP, Integrated Supply Chain

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The Consumable Planning Specialist Japan is responsible for demand and inventory planning for the consumable portfolio in Japan including capital systems procedure-driven consumables instruments and service/spare parts. Based in Japan this role partners closely with Commercial (Hospital Sales Clinical Affairs Service Ops Distributor Services) Supply Planning Manufacturing and Finance to create accurate executable demand plans that support installations procedures clinical adoption and high service availability. The specialist contributes to the IBP / S&OP process supports launch readiness and drives improvements in forecast accuracy installed-base analytics and spare-parts availability.

The roles scope of responsibilities include:

• Generate and maintain statistical and consensus demand forecasts for consumable SKUs.

• Consolidate commercial inputs (sales orders distributor forecasts procedure schedules promotions tenders) into a single demand plan and update regularly.

• Support IBP / S&OP activities: prepare demand packs run local demand reviews document assumptions and follow up on actions.

• Forecast consumption tied to installed-base and procedure volumes; collaborate with Service Ops and Clinical teams to model usage rates and adoption curves.

• Manage inventory-related risks: expiry lot traceability consignment balances and allocation for constrained SKUs.

• Support launch planning: create demand scenarios validate initial stocking needs coordinate staging and allocations with supply.

• Perform root-cause analysis on forecast variance and implement corrective actions to reduce MAPE and bias.

• Produce regular and ad-hoc reporting (forecast vs. actual inventory days service risk distributor fill rates) and present insights to stakeholders.

• Improve planning efficiency through data quality initiatives and automation.

• Engage with distributors 3PLs and hospital procurement teams to enhance demand visibility and resolve supply exceptions.

• Ensure planning activities comply with regulatory quality and product safety requirements.

< Major Duties & Responsibilities >

Approximate Percentage of Time

• Demand forecasting & IBP / S&OP facilitation : 40%

• Launch planning & scenario analysis: 20%

• Stakeholder engagement (Commercial Clinical Distributors):20%

• Launch planning and scenario analysis:10%

• Reporting analytics and system enhancements:10%

Required Qualifications

Required Minimum Education: Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Business Engineering Statistics Economics or related field.

Required Years of Related Experience: Min 2 years

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities (Uncompromised requirements for the role):

• Experience in demand planning supply chain planning or IBP experience with hospital consumables or procedure-driven products strongly preferred.

• Hands-on skills with forecasting/statistical tools and advanced Excel; practical experience with planning systems (SAP IBP Kinaxis Oracle Demantra or equivalent) desirable.

• Strong analytical capability with focus on installed-base modelling spare-parts forecasting and launch scenario development.

• Excellent stakeholder management communication and influencing skills ability to engage clinical commercial and service leadership.

• Fluent in Japanese and English (verbal and written) required for cross-functional and regional coordination.

• Eligible to live and work in Japan.

Preferred Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Experience in healthcare FMCG or related categories.

• Experience integrating distributor and hospital demand signals in Japan.

• Familiarity with scripting or automation for demand analytics and reporting.

For Internal Applicants

• Based on your experience and interview evaluation the position title and level may vary.

• If you are Japan employee please read Internal Application Guideline in Ask GS. Especially if you are less than 18 months in your current role you are required to obtain application approval from your current manager as well as your respective BUHR. If you are Japans employee you are not able to apply for multiple positions at once.

• For Employee Referral Program (ERP) please read and understand the details of theInternal Referral Overview on the Ask GS and you have made a compliant referral.

< 社内公募者向け/ For Internal Applicants>

If you are Japan employee please read Internal Application Guideline in Ask GS. Especially if you are less than 18 months in your current role you are required to obtain application approval from your current manager as well as your respective BUHR. If you are Japans employee you are not able to apply for multiple positions at once.
Once you move to 1st interview stage please make sure to inform to your current manager.
For Employee Referral Program (ERP) please read and understand the details of Employee Referral Program in Ask GS and make a compliant referral.

応募の際はAskGS内の社内公募ガイドラインをご一読いただき応募ください１８か月未満の方は応募前に上長及び担当BUHRの許可を取ってから応募ください複数同時応募不可になります
在籍期間に関わらず書類選考を通して１次面接に進んだ場合は社内公募に応募し選考に進むことを上司に報告してください
社内紹介を行う場合はASK GS上のEmployee Referral Programの詳細を理解した上でコンプライアンスを守って紹介したものとみなします

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